Another chapter of this amazing story. I am sorry for taking so long with the new formatting, I personally don't like that due to it makes me think I trick you guys into thinking the chapter is that long to extensive action or dialogue or whatever. Point is I am doing it and if people start to complain about this formatting, well all I can say is tough luck, cause I don't want to have to change it 20 different times for each chapter.

Now that that's out of the way onto the reviews.

frankieu: Thank you and don't worry Chaos will get some more love later on. Right now Luke has to keep his involvement with them on the down low so as not to cause any panic or slight thought of treachery. Remember while they are loyal to him in the begin they are still beings with their own concerns and they could betray him, not likely but there is the possibility.

LordGhostStriker: Sorry about that, last chapter change POV more than I like to do. I fixed it and if there is another chapter with a lot of POV change in it then I will do that. Other than that I expect my loyal readers to be smart enough to figure it out if there is a change in POV.

Notsae: Ok I understand your reasoning, but remember this is an anime world we're talking here they do shit like that all the time with heights. And you could say they're on stilts of some kind and people would believe it at least a little bit. Plus not all of them are gonna be seen only Rogal will be seen in public and there are cases of gigantism in humans and being that tall. For an example, Robert Wadlow was 8 feet and 11 inches (2.72 meters). Now space marines are around 7-8 foot if you push it close to 8'5 that is one tall marine. I have always seen that the primarch at their smallest (Being Alpharius/Omegon) at around 8 to 8'2 being that they were said to be like tall Astartes. And at their tallest being Vulkan being almost 12 foot tall. Now you could get away with saying Rogal has gigantism as I am using some of my own estimates as well as 40K Theories video on the Primarchs height (Which is an interesting video if you got the time) in which he estimates that Dorn is around 8'10. Do get me wrong no way is anyone thinking a whole group of giants leads by an even bigger giant normal. But they're all not gonna be shown at once, so it works.

Tiberuimworld: Thank you hope it continues to meet all my fans expectations.

Arawn D. Draven: Like I said sorry about that and I have gone back and fixed all my chapters with this format that I hope makes it easier to read.

DahakStaz: Thank you and onto your points.

1: I try and make the dialogue as believable and lively as possible, the last chapter was more for actions, not words.

2: There will be much more internal musings and character development, but like I always say it takes time. Got to wait for another chapter or two before he can change his view of how he sees things.

3: Oh don't you worry Tzeentch has you covered in the planning department, and I have something special for when the other pantheons decided to stick their noses where they don't belong. And I thank you for telling me what you like about the story, helps me know I'm doing a good job.

Mad God 42: Sorry about that, some things slip past my sensors and I can't fix that until it's brought up. I try and do better each time it happens.

UndeadLord22: Technically they already have, but I know you mean the big four. I won't say too much but this, all secrets get revealed eventually.

Now the quote of the day

"You have enemies? Good. That means you've stood up for something, sometime in your life."

-Winston Churchill

Now on with the show

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Chapter 7: Explanations

"Where the hell am I?" I ask no one. I am currently floating in a black void. Well, I ain't in Kuoh no more, I think as I try and swim my way through this place. The last thing I remember is passing out in Dorn's arms, so where could I be? I think.

"Unl….….," speaks a voice.

I stop my internal musing as I hear a slight whisper, barely audible. I continue on and begin to see a white ball of energy with a pulsating black ring.

"Unleash my….," says the voice getting clearer the closer I get to the orb.

Now I start to get slightly uneasy, a growing pit in my stomach for whatever this thing is it is sending signals throughout my body to run.

"Unleash you're what?" I ask trying to stop my further gliding to the orb, but I can't stop for some reason.

"Unleash my power," speaks the voice it's speech cold and echoing throughout the void.

I begin to see a face in the orb, a horrid face. Pale white skin, a maw of razor-sharp teeth, and two long black demonic horns. But the feature that got me the most was the two eyes with its sclera as black as coal. The only source of color being the two white irises with even a darker shade of black for its pupil if that was even possible.

"UNLEASH MY POWER!" it yelled, shaking the whole void as it did. All of a sudden the orb expanded bathing me in white light.

Luke's Home

"Gaah," I sound as I quickly sit up form my dream. I quickly throw my legs over the side of my bed and lay my head in my hands. What in the hell was that about, it felt so real [I think we have all had dreams that felt a little too real ;)]. Calm down it was just a dream just like any other, crazy and making no sense, I say trying to calm myself down.

As I continue trying to calm myself down I hear my door open and then the sound of a wash pan being dropped. I look over to see Asia, standing in the doorway mouth slightly agape.

"Luke you're up," she says in disbelief.

"Oh hey Asi..oof," I try and say before I'm tackled by Asia. "Hey hey calm down I'm fine," I say trying to calm her down.

She looks up at me with tears in her eyes. "Sorry I was just worried, you've been out for 4 days," she says shocking me.

Damn must have really pushed myself if I have been out for that long, I think. "Well you ain't gotta worry about me, it will take more than some oversized crows and a trip to the afterlife to put me down," I say with confidence. In all honesty, though I didn't think that last part would actually work. It was entirely a gamble, but hell if it didn't pay off what I wanted it to.

"Lady Asia are you alri...father you awake," Rogal said as he made his way into the room.

"Ya, I'm up what I miss?" I ask slowly getting up. After that both me and Dorn walked down to the living room so I could get myself a bowl of cereal to eat and find out what happened after I passed out. As I sit down on my couch with my bowl of Fruit Loop I begin my Q&A with my 'son'.

"Ok Dorn what exactly happened after I passed out at the church?" I ask hoping that he hasn't caused anything that will be too damaging.

"Well father, after you passed out, are the first goal was to get you out of the area as soon as possible, with burning the church clean of corruption second," he continued. "We proceeded to have you and lady Asia here brought back to your residence while I stayed behind and helped my sons set are spare flamer fuel to detonate since we didn't have any prometheum,".

"Good so the church is burned down, did anyone see you do this?" I ask as I munch on my cereal. The last thing I need is the cops banging on my door do to me being a prime suspect in an arson case.

"None of the local law enforcement nor any civilians saw us and we remote detonated the fuel well," Rogal continued. "The only ones that saw us were the 'devils' as they call themselves, who also asked me to give you a message if you were to wake,"

"Well, what did they say?" I say taking another spoonful of my breakfast.

"While I do not see why you wish to further relations with these daemons, they said that you had a lot of explaining to do," Rogal spoke contempt in his voice clearly displeased with the idea of Rias and her group demanding anything.

I put down my cereal and begin to chuckle, which then turns into full-blown laughter. "Hahahaha they haha actually said that?" I ask in between my laughter. The thought of them demanding me to explain myself is pretty hilarious. I mean I owe them nothing and they expect me to just comply, they are really assuming a lot about me, I think.

"Yes father they did and they said that you were to meet them as soon as you woke," Rogal said.

I pick up my bowl, quickly finish eating, and sigh. "Well I'll have to deal with them eventually so it's best to do it now, oh, by the way, Rogal why does the house feel bigger?" I ask. Ever since I woke up I have noticed that Rogal has been easily getting through the usually small door frames. But now they seem almost to be compatible with his size and someone even larger than himself.

"That is because it is, father," he says matter of factly.

I facepalm. "But why is it bigger Rogal," I say forgetting that he is straight to the point and literal on a lot of things.

"Because myself and my sons refurbished your quarters to be more fitting for someone of your prestige and to make it easier for myself and my sons to move around," he said.

"Ok, so you want to tell me what all you did to my place?" I ask slightly fearing what these fortification fanatics did to my home.

At this Rogal just hands me a list of things he has done to my home. "You're shiting me?" I ask cause this can't be right.

"I do not believe fecal matter has anything to do with the improvements I made to your home father," Rogal said.

"That's not what I meant Rogal, why did you think installing a landing pad onto the top of my home was a good idea?" I ask frustrated at what's been done.

Rogal had decided to increase the house overall size to be more accommodating for primarchs and space marines, ok that I can accept. But it's everything else he did I had a problem with. He had decided to add 4 more levels onto the house making it now a mansion. Most of the extra floors are empty for if I wish to add specific rooms and the top has a helipad connected to it.

Also to make space and materials for the improvements they had to cut down a good chunk of the land around it and having to raid the nearby structures as well. Now thankfully I don't have to worry about any angry advocates due to my home being the only one around being lived in due to most of the homes being left to rot after their owners died.

But the biggest thing that draws my attention is a line that says 'Fortress monastery below residence'. " Rogal, what does this exactly mean?" I ask hoping this is just some up and coming project that I can avoid.

"That is exactly as it sounds father we have built our fortress-monastery underneath this building's foundation," Rogal says with a straight face.

"Why the hell would you do that and were on earth did you find the space for that?" I ask frustratedly. If the fucking mansion wasn't suspicious then the mountains of dirt that it took to make room for the fortress would, I think.

"It was the most logical option due to the underground shaft already leading to a local cave system," Rogal said.

I pause for a moment. "What underground cave system?" I ask.

Underground Fortress Monastery of the Imperial Fists

We made our way down a long mining shaft like elevator as we descended deeper under my home. Apparently, the drug dealers who had owned this place had been using the cave network to sell their product so the police watching them wouldn't suspect a thing. I gotta say pretty smart move on their part using the land to their advantage. But anyway as I was saying me, Rogal and Asia are riding down the elevator as I continue to question Rogal.

"So when did you guys find out about this underground chamber?" I ask.

"A few minutes after we had left to fight the heretics, some of my sons were to look over your home to see if it was adequate and discovered this shaft after one of their sensors detected an air current leading to the chamber," Rogal continued. "After that, it was all a matter of finding another opening to the cave system and moving our equipment to this place,". "Of course we did have to expand the cavern by several kilometers in both height and width for it to be able to hold our men and equipment," As Rogal finished we were greeted by the sight of a massive space.

Away from the elevator was a little overseeing deck of sorts as you could look over the entire room from it. It also had many servitors setting up vox operator stations as I assume this is a command and communications hub of sort.

"As you can see father we have been busy trying to get communications up and running as well as set up your podium," he says.

"Podium?" I ask confused as to why I would need a podium for.

"Yes for your speeches as well as for you to announce orders to all the marines at once," Rogal said.

Ok then I get the chance to make a fool out of myself in front of the greatest mankind has to offer….great, I think sarcastically. I have never been the best public speaker and I am more of a man of actions instead of words.

I get closer to the end of the platform towards the railing. As I look over the railing I can see the progress that has been made by the marines. Already they have set up a few chapel-barracks, a machine cult garage that has sparks coming out of it, and armory that I'm sure has more than a few toys.

"You guys got all this done in two days just two days?" I ask not believing these guys worked that fast.

"We focused more on your home and moving debris than working on the chapters more essential buildings," spoke Dorn

"Oh, and why's that?" I ask as refurbish my house isn't as important as getting their operation up and running.

"We were confined to the limit of resources before we found his some ore veins deep within the cave we were forced to scrounge around the area for metals for construction," spoke Dorn.

"And I can assume you got these metals from the people around the area," I say as I can't imagine Dorn going door to door asking if anyone has any steel to spare.

"Yes," he said.

"Let me guess you and some of your marines just grab some cars off the street and carried them back here correct?" I ask as Dorn says nothing and I already have my answer. Can these guys not try and get us caught already, I think to myself already regretting the headache these guys are gonna cause me.

I look over my shoulder to see Asia inspecting everything around here as she probably didn't even know about this place either. "And what has she been doing since I passed out?" I asked curious as to what the nun has done besides taking care of me.

"Lady Asia has not only been watching over your recovery but also tending to some of the wounded we had in the fight with the heretics," he continued. "While here power has made a few of my sons worry she has gained some favor from them for healing them as well as watching over you closely father, they have even been calling her the Emperor's Handmaiden" he spoke.

Heh well at least they're treating her like a person, I think thankful that the Astartes don't see her as a heretic due to her powers being magic. "And what do you think of her Dorn?" I ask the stoic primarch.

"She is too naive and quick to trust people she would make a poor soldier," he says bluntly.

Do you really have to be that blunt about it, I think annoyed about his lack of tact.

"However I can not deny that her kindness and optimism is a welcome to the cold pessimism I have seen in the people of the Imperium," says Dorn as I could see the ghost of a smile on his face.

"Ya she is a kind soul, she's too good for this world that's for sure," I say. Asia is a refreshing change to a lot of humanity, while a lot of us are can be cruel and downright bastards. Asia is an example of some of the better parts of humanity. We all could use a bit more kindness towards our fellow man.

"When will the both of you complete the marriage pact?" ask Rogal out of nowhere.

If I had been drinking anything I would have surely been choking on it. "Wha..what the hell do you mean marriage pact!" I said blushing a bit at the sudden outburst. Where the hell would he get that idea, I think.

"I only assumed that since this is one of the few women you have kept around and the only one you have shown any interest in I only assumed that there was a pact involved," he as if stating the obvious.

"No she just reminds me of someone and besides we're only friends," I say. Besides what girls could have any real interest in me, I think (A good number if all goes according to plan).

"Hmm if you say so father," Dorn says not believing me for a second.

"Anyway we should get to talking with Rias and her group so we can get that whole thing out of the way, the last thing I want is for them to be knocking on my door," I say as I begin walking back to the elevator followed by Asia and Dorn.

"What should I tell my sons?" Rogal asks.

"Tell them to continue with construction and if they finish with the base have them construct 20 bedrooms fit for primarch sized individuals on the third floor," I say as Dorn nods and quickly walks over to the vox coms to relay my order.

Elevator

"Luke?" Asia asks gaining my attention as we both head up the elevator.

"Yes, Asia what is it," I say curious a to what she is gonna ask.

"Are you god?" she asks.

Well, that's not something I expected, I think. "Umm, why do ask that?" I ask as this is not a question I was prepared for. If she had asked why Rogal calls me father or how I survived my injuries when she was kidnapped I would have an explanation but this is not a question I can answer clearly.

"Well it's just that with all you have done, surviving Raynare's attack, coming to rescue me with a small army of soldiers, and bringing me back from the dead not to mention what Raven had told me," she said.

"Raven?" I ask wondering who it is she is talking about.

"Yes, he spoke to me and told me that his creator was coming to save me and that he was what I would call god, and then you came to rescue me," she counties. "And when all the space marines talk about you and speak of your deeds I can see a sort of religious praise I have seen in members of my former church,"

Well, she has me there with everything I have done and how my creations talk about me, I would seem to the average person as a god or at the very least a demigod. But who is this Raven character, I think.

thAT woULd Be mE, cReaTor, I Was AbLE TO ConTAcT ThE nuN tHAnKS tO yoUr PrEsEnCE oN hER, speaks Tzeentch.

Make sense you tell her your name is Raven considering your bird motifs with your greater daemons, but what do you mean by presence on her? I ask

DUe to youR sElf-RelEaSInG wARp EneRGy 24/7 You leAve TRace aMoUNts On ThOsE You havE cOmE in cLoSE CoNtACt wItH OR ArE nEaR coNStaNtLY foR LonG PeRiOds oF TIme, WhEn heR MiNd hAd grEaTEr AmOUnts oF HOpe THan UsuAl I wAS AblE To CoNtaCT hEr and givE hER sOmE moRe hOpE tO pLAce The PIeceS fOr YOu TO GAin A NeW folLoweR, speaks Tzeentch.

What did I say about trying to use her, I chide the god of hope.

I wAs ONly TrYing To uSe My PoWers to yoUr AdVAnTAge ANd My AcTioNs indIrEctlY hElpeD yOU FInd Her souL bEfoRE thE fALleN god's sysTeM CoiLD ClAIm HeR fULlY, he says.

I decided to end the mental conversation there and talk to Asia. "It is not my place to call myself a god nor do I wish to be worshiped as one," I say as I get on one of my knees to look Asia in the eye. "But there's one thing I want you to do, I don't want you to follow me because you think I'm your god and that you need to worship the very ground I walk and wait on me hand and foot," I continue as I place a hand on her shoulder. "I want you to follow me because you want to freely, I want you to see me as a normal man and as your friend,".

Her face grows red "Um ok I will, but I want to let you know that I wasn't going to treat you differently I was going to treat you as I do now as my friend," she says as she pushes her index figures together in embarrassment.

"Good now let's find me some clothes and you some actual clothes," I say as I am only wearing some pajama pants and a t-shirt and Asia is wearing one of my shirts and another of my pajama pants.

Kuoh Academy

"I still don't understand father why I need to wear this ridiculous garb," Dorn says as he pulls at his shirt.

Me, Asia, and Dorn after getting some proper attire we left for the Academy. Apparently, Slaanesh had decided to 'upgrade' my wardrobe for me. Most of my stuff had been thrown out or missing, but some stuff had survived the chaos gods fashion police bust. I am currently wearing a gold color t-shirt, a red jacket with white trim jacket, some blue jeans, and my black boots. Not mentioning the accessories I had like my gloves and imperial Aquila necklace I had bought when I was young.

Slaanesh had also dropped off a box with a note that said 'You can pay me back personally' with a symbol that appeared to be a winky face on it. In the box was also clothes for Asia and Dorn. Asia's attire wasn't too different from her nun attire, in fact, it could have been the same thing if it wasn't for the dress being predominantly black with a red collar and around the wrists, as well as having a white fleur-de-lis on her right shoulder as well as keeping her signature silver cross.

While Dorn's wore a yellow t-shirt made in his size that had the words 'Anything you can build I can build better' in white on it. He also wore blue jeans and brown work boots that also fit his size. To say the primarch was displeased was an understatement, he had been complaining about it for the last 5 minutes.

"Like I said before Dorn you can't wear your armor in broad daylight, people will get suspicious," I say getting sick of my 'sons' shit.

Before Rogal could speak we make our way through the front gates and are greeted with the whispers of gossiping teenagers. "Hey isn't that the exchange student, who's the cutie and the big guy next to him,". "Think she's a new student, cause I hope she's in my class," speaks a group of dudes as I unconsciously pull Asia a little closer to my side.

"Girls look at that guy he's huge, could he be a new teacher,". "Ya he's kinda handsome,". "I wouldn't mind if he gave me some personal lessons," spoke a group of girls. (Construction 101 with Mr. Rogal Dorn, Emperor certified architect and landscaper)

"Well Rogal seems you have some admirers," I say chuckling

"Please father we both know they are far too young for me and I believe during this time relationships between adults and minors are looked down upon and illegal," states Rogal.

"One anyone we find is more than likely gonna be too young for you and to try telling that to them a lot of high school girls who get off on that whole forbidden love stuff," I say.

We make our way into the old school building and to the main office. I knock on the large doors and hear a feminine voice say come in. As I push open the doors I see the same group of people from the night at the church. The three girls Rias, Akeno, and Koneko are sitting on the couch and the two guys Kiba and Issei are standing behind them.

"Ah I am glad to see you are alright after the ordeal at the church please have a seat," says Rias as me and Asia sit on the opposite couch while Rogal stands behind us. "So how are you feeling sense are we last meet?" she says trying to make small talk.

"Feel fine Red but I don't think you wanted me here to discuss my health," I say internally smirking as Rias's eyebrow twitches whither it be from my nickname for her or the fact that I cut straight to the point.

"Just like Sona said blunt and to the point, fine we'll skip the formalities and get straight to the point why were you at the church?" she asks beginning her question.

"I was there to save Asia," I say simply.

"Only to save her?" Rias asks unconvinced.

"That was it the only reason I killed those oversized crows was to save Asia and if I got some payback for the hole they tried to put in me," I say.

"Hmm fine then care to explain your armored companions as well as your large friend," she asks.

"Quite simple really he's my son, and they are his 'sons'," I say making quotation marks with my fingers.

Rias looks about ready to pop a blood vessel. "Fine then care to tell us the nature of your powers," she says

"And why should I divulge that information?" I question back.

"It's not that you should, it's that you have too, it would be in your best interest to tell me, after all, you are wielding unknown supernatural powers without my knowledge, you could have caused a war by killing the fallen but also burning a church and you're bringing unknown forces onto my territory without my knowledge, to not tell me is to be irresponsible" she says trying to threaten me.

Did she just threaten me, I say as I feel as if my pride has been insulted. "I don't have to do anything Red, and let me tell you why," I say. "First I am not bound by laws I wasn't even aware of nor laws of a world I am not even apart of, second I don't know you too well to understand what agenda you're trying to pull, but I can say I won't be apart of it," I continue. "And third and final I only came here too so that I'm not a threat and that I entertain your little demand, so you go to ask yourself who is the irresponsible one,". "The one who is disregarding rules from a force he has no allegiance nor idea even existed or the princess trying to threaten a sleeping dragon," I say as my voice distorts and my eyes light up due to my power. "So what's it gonna be Red, we gonna end this peacefully and ignore each other or are we gonna have to discuss this another way," I say as I manifest a psionic wrist blade.

Rias and I get into stare down and it felt like you could cut the tension in the room. For the faintest of moments I could swear there was a glowing crimson aura manifesting around Rias, but as quickly as it came it vanished and Rias sighed. "Fine I will allow you to continue your activities, but fair warning if you try anything I will be forced to put you down," she said with steel in her voice as I power down.

"Alright then we will be taking our leave," I say and we begin to leave the building. "Oh and Red," I say pausing and flashing a smirk. "You can try," I say having my eyes flash for a bit as I close the doors behind me.

Back in the Occult Research Club's office, Rias and her petagree were discussing on what had just transpired.

"My I really thought you were about to make the first move there and attack him," spoke Akeno.

"I was tempted Akeno, with that smug smile and attitude of his, he almost made me," spoke Rias.

"Ara Ara already thinking about his smile now are we, my Rias I never took you to be into the rebellious type," said Akeno teasing her king.

"Hmph please don't be delusional he would be lucky to even get a thank you from me much less than have me think of him like that," spoke Rias with a bit of a blush.

"Umm, that does raise a question pres why didn't we take him down, didn't you say he was a danger?" Issie asked wondering why they had not thrown down with Luke.

"While he is an unknown and could be a threat, that is still the problem, he is an unknown we have no idea what he is capable of or how many of those armored warriors he has at his beck and call," Rias says. For if he can resurrect someone from the dead without the need of a crutch like an evil piece that makes it harder to pin down what he can do, Rias thought.

Performing true resurrection with the being's soul intact is difficult for anyone without being a god or having a crutch like an evil piece or something similar. If someone tries to revive the dead it will end in creating a mindless zombie, nothing more than an automaton made of flesh.

"To find out more about him we're gonna have to keep a closer eye on him, Koneko I know that his power terrifies you but I am gonna need you to watch him and find out more about his power," Rias continued. "You're the only one here who can hide your presence well enough for surveillance can you do that?".

"Yes president," said Koneko with her normal emotionless expression, but on the inside, she was terrified. The voices that Luke's power emitted had been louder with every day that passed.

The first time she sensed them she had to focus on the voice to hear what they were saying they were almost background noise to her. But at the church, they were like whispers in her ears calling to her, and now it was as if someone was speaking directly into her ear as if trying to have a conversation with her. It wasn't the voice that scared her it was what they said. They talked about everlasting stagnation, endless war, unknowable change, and unbelievable pleasure.

But what they talked most about was power, unimaginable power and that it could all be hers. That she could be just like sister and be powerful, that she could be even stronger than her. She didn't want to be anywhere near the source of those voices and possibly end up like her sister but for all that Rias had done for her she could be strong and withstand a few voices in her head.

"Then it's settled everyone get back to your assigned tasks and ask Sona to help keep an eye on Luke and his companions as well," Rias asked as her peerage went back to their standard duties. Just what are you Luke Conwell, Rias thought to herself not even noticing the slightly blue crow hanging from the tree branch outside staring at her.

Conwell Residence

To say the walk back was awkward was an understatement as no one spoke a word during the entire thing and it was only after we got back in the door did anyone decided to say anything.

"Father, why did we not attack those abominations?" Rogal asks me his voice full of confusion

"Because Rogal we need to keep a low profile and we can't-do that with an entire species hunting us," I say.

"But father I still do not see you want to keep a low profile father, you are the destined ruler of mankind and by the state of Terra's political and technological environments we could easily take control and stop the Age of Strife or even the Horus Heresy from ever happening," spoke Rogal his voice full of confusion and frustration.

"Horus Heresy, Age of Strife?" Asia questioned obviously being the only one in the room who didn't understand.

"Events that are best left forgotten Asia and could you please give me and Rogal some time alone so we may discuss some things?" I ask her to which she nods her head and walks towards the basement and down the elevator. "You want to know why Rogal I don't try and conquer this world Rogal, it's because I don't have the right to conquer anymore Rogal," I say already having crafted a lie.

"Father what are you saying," Rogal asks me confusion in his eyes.

"Don't you get it, Rogal, I failed, I failed at bringing humanity to its peak, I failed at stopping chaos, I even failed as not just a father but as a human being," I continue. "I lost my morals by making a pact with the cause gods for the information to create the primarchs, I lost my emotions in creating you and your brothers, and I lost my son's thanks to my own ignorance and selfishness,". "I had lost my humanity Rogal and now that I have a second chance in this new world I don't want to ruin that, besides I lost the right to rule humanity when I had forgotten what it had meant to be human," I say possibly getting a little too into the role.

As I finish what I say I begin to see flashes of images. A group of people in primitive clothing chanting and then a bright light and in their place a man. A large man in armor leading golden warriors against roving bands of cyborg-like mutants. The same armored figure talking with another man in priest-like robes as a church burns. A first-person perspective of a group of 19 large armored figures and a smaller robed figure. And the final image is a large armored man in pitch black armor standing over the corpse of a man in armor with white wings.

As I exit my trance I see that I am sitting on my couch probably too worn out to even think of standing and feeling tears leave my eyes. I look up to Rogal who is standing over me his face in shock. "I have no right to even call myself an Emperor of anything my son," I say in a voice that almost does not sound like my own.

All of a sudden Rogal gets down on one knee and with a warm smile says. "No matter what path you choose father know that I, your son will follow you down it to the very end,".

I feel touched by the warm gesture from the usually cold and stoic man that I give a hug to my son. "Thank you, Rogal," I say as I slowly feel his arms hug me back after getting over his shock. While we may not be family by blood, you are still a son of mine, I think.

Ruins of the Fallen Church

The rubble had been of the former hideout of the chaos fallen angels had covered up the surface entrance to the underground chamber. And do the charred bodies and some matching the dental record of some of the missing family members the police had ruled the fire as some sort of mass ritualist suicide of some craze Christian cult of some sort. So no one was around to ever see the group of individuals with shovels and pickaxes I had digging away at the rubble.

"Hurry brothers the sooner we get to the warp puppets weapons the sooner the Patriarch's plan will reach its second stage," said the leader of the group his head shaven and a pair of red visor hiding his eyes like all the others around him (Think of the visors from the mutants in the Batman: The Dark Knight Returns). The only symbol on his person was a yellow streak that looked like an arrowhead.

"Yes Overseer," spoke the other brood brothers in unison. All of varying heights and ethnicities but all unified by three things. Their bald heads, their red visors, and their eternal veneration for the Patriarch and the Hive Mind.

The Patriarch had been busy since its first outing and catching the newly dub Overseer or as he was known in his previous life as Shinji. But no longer am I blinded by the pleasures and desires of the flesh I am reborn, thought Shinji about his new purpose, his only purpose in life. That purpose was to help achieve the Hive Minds goal and serve the Patriarch loyally. The Patriarch had in its great mind sought out other meat sacks to turn to the light and to help produce more blessed children of the swarm. But when it had heard of the recent cult 'suicide' it immediately sent it's spies within this country's law enforcement to investigate this incident. When the Patriarch had received word of the symbols of the warp puppets making it immediately sent its followers to see if there were any spoils of battle. And by the Hive Mind, they were not going back to the Patriarch empty-handed.

"Overseer we have made it through the rubble and are brothers are collecting the weapons and artifacts as we speak," spoke a brood brother.

The Hive Mind continues to bless us, thought the Overseer as the strange weapons of the puppets were brought to the surface in mass.

"What shall we do with the body's Overseer?" asked the brother.

At that moment the Overseer was given a psychic message from the Patriarch and knew what to do. "Burn them the Patriarch does not want cursed flesh to infect us with the traits of the warp spawn," spoke the Overseer.

"Of course Overseer," spoke the brood brother and left to help to start the fires.

The Overseer just studied there for a moment and smiled. "Adeste Fideles," he spoke as he observed his brood brothers examine the many guns, swords, grenades, and holy and unholy artifacts.

Phew sorry guys this is late but I have been busy dealing with some stuff plus my computer decided to crash before I could save and I had to write the entire last half of the chapter from scratch.

So bit of a chapter recap we saw what the Imperial Fist's and Dorn have been up to and the discussion between Luke and Rias. As well as what the Cult has been up too

Essentially this was a wined down chapter after all the action and finishing up one of the arcs, but don't worry will only have one more of these before we get back to the action.

Also please leave more reviews I love talking with you guys and it really helps improve my writing at least I think so.

I also hope you like my interpretation of the inner workings of a brood brothers mind and to get an idea of what I am going for looks and aesthetic wise I am going for a bit of the mutants for The Dark Knight Returns/Necromunda gangs and throw in some Jonestown and Iscariot from Hellsing

Also, I hope you guys caught a few things I threw out in this chapter and hints to the future.

I hope you guys liked this chapter I loved writing it especially the last part. And without further adieu this is your friendly neighborhood writerman signing off.